Re: List Etiquette

are we still on top posting.. shessh. i only top post cuase im lazy... J "Octavian Rasnita" <orasnita@fcc.ro> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Nichel" <jnichel@by-tor.com> > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 7:06 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP] List Etiquette > > > > Octavian Rasnita wrote: > > <snip> > > > In other words it's easier for you to reach your Delete key when you top > > > post than when you bottom post ??? > > > -- > > > > > > Ok, I have bottom posted, and have trimmed the end of the message. But > this > > > was a little text only, while the header of this message is still there, > and > > > it is bigger. > > > Well, I said that is harder to delete the head of the message and then > go to > > > the end and delete the tail also. > > > That's why is easier to trim the message when top posting. > > > > > > It would be easier for everyone if everyone would use Outlook Express > and > > > not many other email clients that use a different style of headers they > put > > > in the message, or that put the cursor in other positions by default. > > > > > > But most users use Outlook Express as the email client, and not other > > > programs... > > > And this not only because it is included by default in Windows, but > because > > > for some features it is the best program, like the accessibilitty for > the > > > blind for example. > > > > Most use Outlook or Outlook Express? I think you'd be hard pressed to > > find _most_ users of a mailing list which deals with something in the > > Open Source Community (like php) using a Microsoft mailer. Most of the > > newbies, probably; but the people who are on this list, day in and day > > out, are more than likely not...even if they are using a Microsoft OS. > > However, the, "my mail client puts the cursor at the top" is still a > > pretty weak reason to top post. > > > > > Why is it a pretty weak reason? I found it a very big one. > You don't know how easy is to use an email client when you can't read but > just listen to a robotic voice made by the computer. ...or you probably > don't care. Well, in that case, why should I care that you don't like top > posting? > > See, I have bottom posted this time. So? The trimmed part at the end of the > message is much smaller than the one from the top of the message, so bottom > posting doesn't help trimming the message as you said. > > Teddy > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >